have killed five thousand Americans." Another woman, sitting across the room, leaned forward and said, "The entire world would hate us." "But it would end the war," the blonde retorted. "I don't think so," Pike put in. "At worst, you would have a nuclear war. At best, you'd find that millions of peo- ple from all over the world would vol- un teer to go and fight for North Viet- " name "I just think we ought to get it over with," she said. "\Vhy not bomb the harbor?" "And hit neutral or Russian ships?" the other woman delnanded, her voice nSIng. The hlonde dism;ssed the question with a wiggle of her shoulders and went on, "Nostradamus said that the yellow race is going to defeat the whIte race in 1977 c:lnd that the white race wI11 come back and defeat the yellow race in 1999. Then we'll have a thousand f " years 0 peace. Pike looked at her levelly. "Did you come on a pogo stick?" he asked. 'I'hat ended the discussion, and after drinking a cup of coffee Pike said good- bye all around and got ready to go. Out on the front porch, Foley asked him if he had time to stop off and greet the nuns at an Ursuline con ven t a fe\v blocks away. Pike replied that he would be happ} to, and drove F olev and me over to the convent, a large, dun-colored building set in a grove of pines. A severe-looking nun with gold- rimmed glasses met us at the door, and Foley introduced her as Sister Joseph. She took us in to a smal] reception room, and a moment later we were joined by the mother superior., a square-faced Irishwoman named Sister Philomena, who gave Pike a sly look and saId, "I don't know you, Mr. PIke, but Sister Joseph here has given me her word that you're a good man, so I'm going f " to vote or you. "1 hope I'm as good as her word," Pike said. "I'm a registered Republican, so you can believe m) word," Sister Joseph broke in, and her dour look was re- placed by a broad smIle. "Goodness!" Pike said. "I though t I was in a hotbed of Irish Democrats." Sister Philomena replied that she wouldn't be surprised if he got the votes of all twenty-four sisters in the con- vent, whereupon Pike asked her if she would like to be his campaign man- ager on a fun-time basis. "I have <;in enough to deal with, surely," she said, smiling. A moment later, Pike got up to 117 The Case of Peter Dawson Good to your taste Good to your purse "" 4. f 't -- ttt - $1 ø ..A " ,. . "..... ., /,-t '" 0< ^> ^ " ... ...:.. \ "+... "', A.... "!\.:\ < " -fØ oM :O1 , : . ..; ". '., """ ,.< i'" f f<P . . '<: c. "._J'/ _ _ _::: , ':; '" . . ,'" .. '\;:'<t ' r " ... , .,':: , , . ') '- ( I ?> j l, , .... .." .. =' , '\ ... '*' \ \; ' i ' JJ < . .;>" ",. ....,... -- "'r ". ..... .. "<,. ..0 J.(' p 'Ãc. '". ..-c itJ. f: 1: . PETER DAWSON DAWSON . - ""' SCOTCH '''SPEt-LAL'' 'otcb ..' . r ...:: , : '.. f ' J-Ø j) t. ,.:. \ .;.. N .........., \ ' > 1- Fifth )86.8 Proof< *-'" .: >>'" * . of(...c 48 > . <W $' ( r ,:., \ \ ..'I l' ,' j' ^' . .. , .. . .., New York State price. May vary in other States depending on local taxes let this seal be your guide to quality